10 Slices, 1-inch thick Italian
Style bread, crust removed
(2 days old-
Stale)
4 c Ice water
5 Ripe plum tomatoes, peeled
And cut into large pieces
1 sm Red onion, small dice
15 Basil leaves, ripped
12 Pitted black olives, oil
Cured
3 tb Red wine vinegar
2 Cloves garlic, minced
1/3 c Olive oil
Salt and fresh ground
Pepper
Break bread into large pieces and soak in 4 cups ice water, about 6
to 8 minutes, gently turning over twice. Squeeze bread to remove
water and break into 1-inch pieces and place in a clean bowl. To this
add tomatoes, onion, basil and olives. In a small bowl combine
vinegar, garlic and oil (mix well). Pour over bread mixture. Stir
together all ingredients and season with salt and several grinds of
black pepper. Mix well and serve. Garnish with fresh basil leaves.
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Yields
4 servings